Resources to check out…
Interesting Organizations…
MaRS Institute http://www.marsdd.com/aboutmars/
Ontario Nonprofit Network http://ontariononprofitnetwork.ca/
SEE change http://www.seechangemagazine.ca/about-us
SiG Waterloo http://sig.uwaterloo.ca/feature/ilse-treurnicht-innovators-in-action-…
Centre for Social Innovation http://socialinnovation.ca/
Anima Leadership http://animaleadership.com/
Excellent Reading Material…
Civic Engagement Material for not-for-profits http://www.democracyeducation.net/Lessons.html
http://www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca/guide_download?sid=989
Ontario Policy Paper for Social Innovation http://ontariosiwiki.marsdd.com/index.php/Policy_Paper
http://socialinnovation.ca/networkevaluation
Public Policy Forum Paper for Non-Profits http://www.ppforum.ca/publications/adapting-and-thriving
Desk Mag http://www.deskmag.com/en/global-study-coworking-spaces-169
Social and Development Innovations http://www.sedi.org/html/resources/toolkits.asp
Webinars and videos on social change and entrepreneurship…
Social Finance Best Practices: Anshula Chowdhury
http://socialfinance.ca/blog/
SiG Social Impact Webinar Series http://sigeneration.ca/?
Video Clips…
Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
John Hunter on the World Peace Game:
Andy Hobsbawm says Do the green thing:
http://dft.ba/-YBS
RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms:
RSA Animate – Choice:
Where good ideas come from:
Jian Ghomeshi interviews david suzuki:
TED: Windmills not oil spills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tk9geHyXjI
Battling Kenyan waste:
Life in the slum:
How rap fueled the arab spring uprising:
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/15/7758131-how-rap-music-fueled-the-arab-spring-uprisings
Books for your reading pleasure…
Tipping Point. Malcolm Gladwell
Network Evaluation: Cultivating Healthy Networks for Social Change – CSI Book
Top 10 Business books of the year http://www.forcesforgood.net/